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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1969-11-06, Page 24is your INSURANCE ADEQUATE • CHECK YOUR AUTO INSURANCE TODAY! • • Lei us provide the proper insurance te meet your driving needs: Feel free to call or see us at any time. AUTO — FIRE -- LIABILITY JOHN A. CARDNO . Insurance Agency PHONE 527.0490 SEAFORTH • 4?.'s,14-4,r• „ 4 "tst- • '" •-.14suss .4:1` • SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE P.O.E. VANCOUVER, TORONTO, MONTREAL, ;HALIFAX DATSUN 111111, There's a Giessen for you: 1000 2-Door and 4 -000," Deluxe Sedans. 1600 2-Door Sedan: 4-Door Deluxe Sedan and Wagon, 1600 and 2000 sports. Picku and 4-Wheel Drive Patrol. Over 800 Datsun dealers in North Arne, ca N,ssan Automobile Co. fCanadat Ltd. factory zone offices and pans depots at: Vancouver, Teronto Montreal, Halifax, GERALD'S SUPERTEST Box 249, Corner Main greet and Hwy. 8 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, Telephone 527.1010 THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN 60 DATSUN DEALERS IN ONTARIO G 12b—THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEAPORT% ONT., NOV. 6, 1969 Beware Bad Advice on Cold Weather Driving; Experts Explode Myths fit Any driver seeking advice on winter car care usually can find plenty — and much of it is incorrect, To help drivers steer clear of bad winter dr • ig advice, automotive exper s list the following wino, iving myths and compare them with what automotive engineers and fleet operators say: I. "Au etttsitte -koala idle and warm up before the car is driven, especially in cold weather," Not so, say the, ex- perts. The best way to warm up an engine to peak operat-' ing efficiency iS to drive the car easily. Just idling trio en- gine keeps the choke closed longer. 2.••Pututu Ha. Ill'evicr:11.11' a few times before using the, starter so the engine will start the first time and prevent flooding." Pumping the accel- erator more than once on cars with' automatic chokes may flood the engine. The proper method is to de- press the pedal slightly, hold it there and start the motor. If the engine is flobded, a mo- torist should floor the gas pedal and hold it there while he tries to start the engine. If the engine doesn't start, wait a few minutes and try again, repeating this method eve y few minutes until the car starts, 3. "i'imer brake, make your ear ,aferr you can stop quick- er," Not necessarily, says the Allstate expert. Power brake.s make you stop with less effort, but not in less distance. They give some drivers a false' sense of security, be- cause like power steering, they don't give the driver enough feel of the pavement, On wet or icy pavement this is dan- gero s. .1. "Car, don't need a, much ma tenance as they used to." D spite the improved oils and ubricants developed by the car manufacturers, drivers still are advised to' change their oil' more often tinder •severe driving conditions. City driving and winter driving may requ'ire a driver to change his oil more fre— quently than his manual sug- gests. • - Regular servicing should in- clude more than just required oil changes and lubrications. Periodic inspections should be made of the brake fluid in the master cylinder, of the air and oil filters, steering system, shock absorbers,, the under- carriage and the exhaust sys-; tem, to name 4a few, Tires, should arways be carefully in* -Spected. The Allstate-Motor Club re- minds car owners to beware of bad advice. Talk is cheap, but repair bills and accidents re- sulting from taking bad advice are not. SIGNAL YOUR INTENT On winter's icy roads, mo- torists should give signals of intention to turn sooner than they would under normal driv- ing conditions. tl L• Dassun1600 gives you a powerful good feelin • • A ST'....IC,X=IrTatr4TC:Itsrtr, If you only drive the Datsun 1600 around town, you may never find out what you've got. . Siire, it's a great city car. Compact. Handy. It zips through traffic, parks in impossible slots and squeezes up to 35 miles from a gallon of gas. But that's not all it is. Not by a country mile. Find yourself a country mile and sec. There's a high-performance 1600 cc overhead cam engine lurking under the hood. 96 hp. 100 mph. Let it loose, and feel the way the Datsun snugs down to the road as you go through the box. And feel the way it •x• defroster, headrests, harnesses, the works. No other economy car is as safe, powerful and comfortable as the Datsun '1600. When you've wrung out the Datsun 1600, take it back to the dealer . and have him quote you the price just one more time. That will give you a pretty good feeling, too. Test-clrivg a Datsun at any of the 200 dealers in Canada. Wanderitus? Here's Cure Have you ever followed be- hind . • . or ridden with . . driver who seemed to be jock- eying his steering wheel back and forth as if he were wind- ing his way through an obsta- cle course? His car may have been weaving a bit, but his steering wheel was working overtime. That person. was driving a car with Wanderitus, an ail- ment of the steering system. Its results are: driver fa- tigue, passenger car-sickness and sometimes, in sever cases, dented fenders, Wanderitus is the product of looseness in the parts that transmit steering effort to the front wheels. You turn the steering wheel and, before the , effects are felt, you must take up the slack caused by loose-, ness in. these parts, The worst thing about Wan- deritus-is that gusts of wind, irregularities in the road and other factors cause the front wheels to veer, willy nilly, one way or another within the its permitted by the looseness of the. steering linkage. The driver tries to counter- act this darting business by winding his steering wheel in the other direction. It is like trying to control a ship with a loose rudder, • Like so ,many car ailments, Wanderitiis creeps up on its victim, who subconsciously compensates for the worsen- ing condition by more action L.,,,at the steering wheel. Finally, he is whipping his wheel from one side to another in only partial control of his car, To determine for your;elf whether or not your car is be- ginning to super the first sneaky stages of Wanderitus. try this simple test: Stand outside your car and reach through the open win- dow to/he steering wheel. With, your front wheels pointed straight ahead, and your 'car standing still, move the steering wheel about a quarter turn to the left, then to the right. If the steering wheel ..moves more than two inches before the front wheels begin to turn, your ear's steering system needs some adjustment. or possibly replacement of worn parts. Don't let Wanderitus creep up on you! Stay alert for its symptoms and consult your mechanic at the very first sign. Then, ,jiast to be sure, include a check of your car's steering during its six month physical exam. • hangs on as you snake through the bends. Drive it fast and just feel good. Then take a look at the package all this goodness comes in.', Two doors, (our doors, or a wagon, 4-on-the-floor or 3-speed'automatic transmission. Contoured bucket seat s;• all independent suspension, collapSible steering column, . flow-through ventilation, heater, $ Q the more-for-your-money car' from